Ready for more Korean zombies? Netflix's Kingdom is back and it’s ‘all about blood’
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Ready for more Korean zombies? Netflix's Kingdom is dorsum and it'south 'all near blood'
The second season of the hit prove premieres on Mar thirteen. What should y'all await? Lots of cliffhangers solved, some 'lusting later on the throne' and a sure Sassy Girl.
A scene from Netflix's Kingdom Season 2 (Photograph: Netflix)
Who knew that a zombie period drama set in Korea's medieval Joseon dynasty would be such a global hit?
That's exactly what happened to Kingdom when it debuted in January last year. The Netflix original series revolving around a crown prince investigating a mysterious plague killing his people was lauded, by both fans and critics alike, for offering a refreshing mash-upward have on both genres.
With the highly-anticipated 2d flavour arriving on Mar 13, the Kingdom stars share only how pleased they are about the evidence's global success.
During a video conference interview with Singapore journalists on Th (Mar 5), Bae Doo-na, who plays doc Seo-bi, told CNA Lifestyle how "very proud and happy" she was with all the reactions.
"Because I feel that Kingdom is an extremely Korean work of art – whether it be actual visual arts, the costumes, the makeup – all of these factors are based on actual historical studies. And then while it'southward still a fantasy universe that we're depicting, it's also historical," she explained.
"And I'grand extremely proud to be function of a project that has proven that once once more, the most Korean content is the near global."
For atomic number 82 actor Ju Ji-hoon, who plays crown prince Lee Chang, seeing Kingdom promoted on billboards in major cities all beyond the U.s. was quite the mind-blowing feel.
"When I first saw the billboards, I idea, 'Mayhap it's photoshopped?'," he quipped during a recent live-streamed press briefing with Korean media. "My co-star, the world-renowned actress Bae Doo-na, has worked on many large productions overseas merely it'south a outset for me. I withal can't register if it's real or simply a dream."
And so what can fans expect from the new season?
For one, the original cast is back. The new flavor too promises to selection up from the ending of season i – and information technology'southward going to exist more than intense and bloodier.
"I felt, after reading the script, that Flavour Two got to the bottom of a lot of the cliffhangers of Season Ane," shared Ju. "It's similar, 'The bowl will be full of fish' by the finish of Season Ii."
His character, Prince Chang will go from wanted man to saviour of his people, he added. "In the commencement season, I was running away from the evil Cho Hak-joo (played by Ryu Seung-ryong) clan, the queen's family. In the second flavour, I'll be going subsequently them to go the next king," he said.
The actor also recalled seeing the 2nd season'southward script for the first time while on his way to, of all places, Singapore.
"I was in a plane to Singapore reading the script with Ryu Seung-ryong and I was so surprised that I shouted, 'What? Actually?'", he shared in an earlier interview with online portal Soompi.
He added: "There are no guarantees that my grapheme is going to live to the end. In Season one of Game Of Thrones, the principal grapheme dies."
According to Kim Eun-hee – who wrote both seasons besides as the webcomic series The Kingdom Of The Gods, from which Kingdom was adapted – the next one will be "all about blood".
"Non simply about red blood, just about the purple blood equally well," she said, during the press conference. "The series volition depict both the bloodthirsty sufferers of the 'undead disease' and mankind lusting at the throne."
And what of the highly secretive and much talked-about appearance of Jun Ji-hyun (of My Sassy Girl fame) in this upcoming season?
"While planning out the storyline, there was a character that I thought would fit Jun Ji-hyun well," Kim revealed. "When I suggested it to her she accepted generously."
The second season of Kingdom will premiere on Netflix on Mar 13.
Source: https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/netflix-kingdom-korean-zombie-season-two-spoilers-244991
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